Early Assessment of Impact of Increased Value Added Tax on Smoking Behaviors and Financing among Adult Smokers in Saudi Arabia.
Cigarette
Increased price
Saudi Arabia
Smoking cessation
Taxation
Journal
Iranian journal of public health
ISSN: 2251-6093
Titre abrégé: Iran J Public Health
Pays: Iran
ID NLM: 7505531
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
20
08
2022
accepted:
10
11
2022
medline:
30
10
2023
pubmed:
30
10
2023
entrez:
30
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Cigarette smoking has been identified as most perilous risk factor for several health ailments. Increased price may discourage smoking habits. There is limited literature available on impact of price rise on smoking behaviors in Saudi Arabia, which is the fourth largest importer of cigarettes and this study assessed the impact of tax increase (in 2020) on smoking behaviors. A cross-sectional survey was carried out between July 2021 and December 2021.i.e.one year after new value added tax (VAT) system came into force. Data was collected with 14-item pretested questionnaire from 721 adult smokers in Al-Jouf Region of Saudi Arabia selected through stratified cluster ransom sampling. We measured effects of tax increase on smoking behaviors, its impact on decision to quit and perceived health improvements as outcome variables. Nearly 40% of the respondents said that increased price lead them to smoke less number of cigarettes per day ( Increased price of cigarettes due to VAT significantly decreased smoking behaviors and has impact on smokers' decision to quit smoking. Future studies needed to assess the long-term effect of increased tax on smoking behaviors and its relapse.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Cigarette smoking has been identified as most perilous risk factor for several health ailments. Increased price may discourage smoking habits. There is limited literature available on impact of price rise on smoking behaviors in Saudi Arabia, which is the fourth largest importer of cigarettes and this study assessed the impact of tax increase (in 2020) on smoking behaviors.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
A cross-sectional survey was carried out between July 2021 and December 2021.i.e.one year after new value added tax (VAT) system came into force. Data was collected with 14-item pretested questionnaire from 721 adult smokers in Al-Jouf Region of Saudi Arabia selected through stratified cluster ransom sampling. We measured effects of tax increase on smoking behaviors, its impact on decision to quit and perceived health improvements as outcome variables.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Nearly 40% of the respondents said that increased price lead them to smoke less number of cigarettes per day (
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Increased price of cigarettes due to VAT significantly decreased smoking behaviors and has impact on smokers' decision to quit smoking. Future studies needed to assess the long-term effect of increased tax on smoking behaviors and its relapse.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37899932
doi: 10.18502/ijph.v52i10.13845
pii: IJPH-52-2073
pmc: PMC10612555
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
2073-2082Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Vundavalli et al. Published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
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